Comparative phylogeography of African savannah ungulates1

ED Lorenzen, R Heller, HR Siegismund - Molecular ecology, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
The savannah biome of sub‐Saharan Africa harbours the highest diversity of ungulates
(hoofed mammals) on Earth. In this review, we compile population genetic data from 19 …

Extensive population genetic structure in the giraffe

DM Brown, RA Brenneman, KP Koepfli, JP Pollinger… - BMC biology, 2007‏ - Springer
Background A central question in the evolutionary diversification of large, widespread,
mobile mammals is how substantial differentiation can arise, particularly in the absence of …

The evolution and phylogeography of the African elephant inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence and nuclear microsatellite markers

LS Eggert, CA Rasner… - Proceedings of the …, 2002‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Recent genetic results support the recognition of two African elephant species: Loxodonta
africana, the savannah elephant, and Loxodonta cyclotis, the forest elephant. The study …

Loss of genetic diversity in sea otters (Enhydra lutris) associated with the fur trade of the 18th and 19th centuries

S Larson, R Jameson, M Etnier, M Fleming… - Molecular …, 2002‏ - Wiley Online Library
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) populations experienced widespread reduction and extirpation
due to the fur trade of the 18th and 19th centuries. We examined genetic variation within four …

Population genetics of the roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) with suggestions for conservation

DL Alpers, BJ Van Vuuren, P Arctander… - Molecular …, 2004‏ - Wiley Online Library
The roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) is the second largest African antelope, distributed
throughout the continent in sub‐Saharan savannah habitat. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) …

The roles of rivers and Pleistocene refugia in sha** genetic diversity in Praomys misonnei in tropical Africa

V Nicolas, AD Missoup, C Denys… - Journal of …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim This study aims to elucidate the phylogeography of the murid rodent Praomys misonnei
and to document whether or not rain forest refugia and rivers structure patterns of diversity …

Colonialism in South Africa leaves a lasting legacy of reduced genetic diversity in Cape buffalo

L Quinn, G Garcia‐Erill, C Santander… - Molecular …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The iconic Cape buffalo has experienced several documented population declines in recent
history. These declines have been largely attributed to the late 19th century rinderpest …

Genetic approaches for estimating the effective size of populations

P Leberg - The Journal of Wildlife Management, 2005‏ - Wiley Online Library
The effective population size (Ne) provides information on how fast genetic variation is being
lost, or relatedness is increasing, in a population of interest. This parameter is often …

Vertebrate genomics and adaptation–Status and prospects in Africa

E Ishengoma - Molecular Ecology, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Africa is considered the “mother continent” from which the first hominins arose. The
diversified wildlife and flora of Africa, which ranges from those in the scorching Sahara and …

Phylogeography of the African buffalo based on mitochondrial and Y‐chromosomal loci: Pleistocene origin and population expansion of the Cape buffalo subspecies

WF Van Hooft, AF Groen, HHT Prins - Molecular Ecology, 2002‏ - Wiley Online Library
Population genetics and phylogeography of the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) are inferred
from genetic diversity at mitochondrial D‐loop hypervariable region I sequences and a Y …